November was the deadliest month of the pandemic for Androscoggin and Franklin counties, and Franklin County recorded more deaths per capita last month than any other county in the state, according to the Maine CDC.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Some hospital workers raise alarms over lack of dedicated COVID-19 paid sick time
Nurses at MaineGeneral that get sick with COVID-19 and miss work must use their earned time off to be paid, officials said.
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Posted inMaine
With omicron’s arrival confirmed, Maine reports 1,080 new cases and 11 additional deaths
Gov. Janet Mills is asking Mainers to get booster shots and mask up to protect themselves against the omicron variant now in Maine.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
CDC finds testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine
‘Test-to-stay’ allows students who are asymptomatic and repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 to avoid quarantine and remain in school following an exposure.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Pfizer to test 3rd dose of coronavirus vaccine in children under 5 after two-dose regimen falls short
Results from the modified trials in children as young as 6 months old are expected in the first half of 2022.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
CDC says ‘test-to-stay’ can safely replace quarantine for students
U.S. health officials are endorsing policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine reports its first cases of the fast-spreading omicron variant
The detection of the fast-spreading coronavirus variant came on the same day state health officials reported 1,150 cases of COVID-19 and 25 additional deaths.
Posted inMaine
Vassalboro criminal justice academy cancels graduation ‘out of an abundance of caution’ over COVID case
The 40th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program, which was to be held in-person on Friday, was canceled after a person associated with Maine Criminal Justice Academy tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school system reports record COVID-19 numbers
A total of 188 students out of school the past three weeks.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Maine National Guard is a ‘Christmas gift’ for CMMC
The Lewiston medical center will open a unit for patients ready for discharge but need some additional nursing and rehabilitation.